Green Prophet

DECEMBER 11, 2011

Algeria’s state-owned Sonelgaz has just signed the third deal in the MENA region to export desert solar power to Europe, with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate with the European Desertec Initiative (DII) in the export of solar from the country, according to a report at Platts. Algeria’s Sonelgaz is already a pioneer in solar/gas hybrid power in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region.

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2011 Solar Renewable Energy Algeria 76

Green Prophet

OCTOBER 2, 2013

There is a new report out underscoring the amount of renewable energy being developed in the Arab world with Morocco, Jordan and Egypt coming out as the big winners in the region. The report released by the RCEEE (Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency) in Cairo documents that there are currently 1.55 GW of large-scale renewable energy projects combined in the Arab world. Energy

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United Arab Emirates Renewable Energy Sudan Libya 87

Green Prophet

MAY 10, 2012

Maher al- Odan, a consultant at the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE) announced a plan to have 41 GW of solar capacity within two decades. This is a very serious move by a country well able to afford this kind of investment, that till recently has lagged the rest of the MENA region in renewables trailing Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and the United Arab Emirates.

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Saudi Arabia 2012 Solar Planning 87

Green Prophet

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Recent statements from Mohamed Akrout, CEO of ETAP, Ben Rchid Dali, CEO of energy, Zuhair El Khadi, research director at the institute of Strategic Studies and various economist at the Tunisian Institute of Competitiveness and Quantitative Studies all deny the existence of shale gas drilling in Tunisia. Even though these renewable energies have their drawbacks too, the reality of exploitation of shale gas portrays a far grimmer reality for Tunisians.

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Tunisia Local 2013 Algeria 87

Green (Living) Review

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Cutting carbon emissions will require both a worldwide revolution in energy efficiency and a shift from oil, coal, and gas to wind, solar, and geothermal energy. The energy efficiency revolution will transform everything from lighting to transportation. The shift to renewable sources of energy is moving at a pace and on a scale we could not imagine even two years ago. The energy transition is under way. Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Plan B 4.0:

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2009 Planning Review Saudi Arabia 107

Green Prophet

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

In its haste to free itself from oil-powered electricity, during the Arab oil shocks of the &# 70s, France switched to nuclear energy. Since then, it has been the poster child nation for nuclear energy, getting almost 80% of its electricity from nuclear power. “The high grades will be depleted within a decade,&# says energy analyst Jan Willem Storm van Leeuwen, at Ceedata, which advises European governments on energy.

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